Greasing-machine



I R.S.,NORTON.

Greasing Machine.

No. 240,534; Patented April 26, 18-81..

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ROWLAND S. NORTON, OF TROY,-NEW YORK.

CREASING-MACHINE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,534, dated April 26, 1881. Application filed December 8, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROWLAND S. NORTON, of the city of Troy, county of Bensselaer, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Creasing-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in pro Vidin g a creasing-machine, to be run by steam or other power, with two parallel shafts, on the outer end of one of which is a creasing-wheel, working into a grooved wheel on thecorresponding end of the other shaft, and a clothplate and a guide-bar and presser thereon to keep the article to be creased in position; and

one object of my invention is to produce a suitable device for creasing collars and cuffs and other articles, as a guide for turning down or i in their edges uniformly for stitching.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan or top view of my improved machine, and Fig. 2 a

vertical section thereof on line or a of Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding,parts in both figures. I

It is well known to the manufacturers of collars and ends that collars and cuffsand some other articles are, necessarily, first run or stitched together wrong side out, and are then turned out and stitched on the edges on the right side, and that after having been run or stitched on the wron g-side they must be turned right-side out and the edges turned down forstitching; and it. is also well known to such manufacturers, and is the fact, that in turning down such edges the uniformity or evenness are secured to or cast upon the bed-plate, and are of sufiicient height to carry the shafts and their connections. The shafts D and E pass through and are supported by the uprights, and work in suitable bearings. On the inner end of these shafts are cog-wheels, working into each other, and to one of these shafts the power is applied in the usual manner. The outer or opposite ends of these shafts projectfarenoughbeyond the upright for the creasing device. Between the outer ends of these two shafts I secure to the upright B the cloth-plate H, of sufficient length and width for the goods which are to be creased.

On the outer end, preferably of the .lower shaft, is the small wheel I, having a narrow groove around its periphery and projecting through a slot in the cloth-plate. At a corre sponding point on the outer end of the other shaft is the small creasing-wheel J having a rounded edge and fitting and working in the groove of the wheel I.

On the cloth-plateis an adjustable guide-bar, K, having slots through it corresponding with holes through the cloth-plate, and having setscrews therein, by which the guide-bar canbe adjusted on the cloth-plate at such distance from the creasing-wheel as the crease in the goods from the edge thereof is desired. Upon this cloth-plate I also secure the adjustable spring-presser L, for holding the goods down upon the cloth-plate in front of the creasingwheel. This presser may be a roller or a flat piece of metal. However, I prefer a flat piece of metal, as it is less expensive and answers every purpose.

To the guide-bar K, I attach a small lever, M, one end being hooked under the presser L,

by means of which the presser can be readily raised for inserting thereunder the goods to be creased.

Under the outer bearing of the upper shaft is a spiral spring, N, for lifting the edge of the creasing-wheel J out of the groove in wheel I when relieved from pressure, the bearing in the upper shaft in upright B movin g loosely in grooves in the upright. To obtain the necessary pressure upon the creasing-wheel J, I attach one arm of the lever O to the top of the upright B, so it will rest upon a pin in the center of the movable bearing of the upper shaft,

and to the outer end of this lever I suspend a- Weight suficientl'y heavy to give the required pressure to the creasing-wheel.

Its operation is as follows: .Power is applied as hereinbefore set forth. The guide-bar is adjusted for the required distance between the edge of the goods and the'creasing'poi'nt'. Ihe

collar, cuff, or other article is then placed on lar and uniform fold in all cases: produced, which materially adds to the'bea-u'ty" and finish of the manufactured: article, also materially cheapiens: the cost of production;

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a creasing-machine, the combination,

with the shafts D and E, of the grooved wheel I, creasing -wheel J, slotted cloth -plate H, throughwhich-the grooved wheel I projects, the weighted lever O, and spring N, substantially as described.

2; In a creasing-machine, the combination, with the shafts D and E, grooved wheel I, creasing-wheel J, slotted cloth-plate H, Weight- I ed lever O, and spring N, of the spring-presser L and adj ustahle guide K, substantially as described.

In witness whereof Ihave hereto set my hand this 6th day of November, 1879.

ROWLAND S. NORTON. Witnesses:

R. M. TOWNSEND, J r., NLDAVENPORTE. 

